Partulidae

Taxobox
name = Partulidae


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
ordo = Pulmonata
subordo = Eupulmonata
infraordo = Stylommatophora
superfamilia = Partuloidea
familia = Partulidae
familia_authority = Pilsbry, 1900
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Eua"
"Partula"
"Samoana"

Partulidae is an endemic Pacific island land snail family in the infraorder Stylommatophora.Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org. ] [http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=76758 ITIS Standard Report Page: Partulidae] ]

Partulidae is divided into three generaCowie, R.H. (1992). Evolution and Extinction of Partulidae, Endemic Pacific Island Land Snails. Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, Vol. 335, No. 1274 (Feb. 29, 1992), pp. 167-191.] :
* "Eua" has four species, confined to Tonga and Samoa.
* "Partula" has about 100 species, distributed from Belau to the Society Islands.
* "Samoana" has about 23 species, distributed in Polynesia and the Mariana Islands.

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